San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-04

wild over iron mining. The northern
rival in 1885 had only three iron cOmpa-
MES, with capital of Sl,025,OOO. In
1886 she added sos, $4,000 to her iron
mining capital. Ali the iron boom is not
found about Montgomery, Ala.
The chivalrOus American Is willing to
call almost everything "lady," that
does not wear bifurcated garments.
When it comes to calling female thief
lady pickpOcket," it does seem as
though the limit had been reached and
passed. The New York Herald so uses
the term.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND gives an
oral opinion favoring the constitutional
ity of the Interstate commerce bill, and
raises no objection to it from legal
standpoint which would call for Cleve-
lands veto. What his excellency will do
with it, however, remains as yet unset
tied.
The comical genius who proposed to
cut up the old moons and make stars out
OF them might find a job in Texas II he
would apply to the state Legislature. His
services would be in great demand just
now cutting up old counties and making
new ones out ofthe pieces. Snch legis-
lation seems to be all the rage this SEES
sion.
The FL Paso Inter Republics would
prefer TO see Texas caring for her own
poor and relieving their sufferings by
legislative appropriations, to seeing her
begging among her sister states for the
relief she is herself abundantly able to
afford. The Inter Republics is by no
means alone In this feeling.
A GOOD system of fire alarm signals is
one of the things which our city council
should adopt and put into use as soon as
practicable. San Antonio is remarkably
fortunate in her possession of SO efficient
and economic volunteer fire force, and
she should see to 1t that nothing is left
undone which would increase their eff
cheney.
The Houston Post says, as vigorously
as truly-"The mayor Of Jersey City will
have no more Pinkerton detectives" in
his baliwick. The mayors of other cities
might very properly follow his example,
and thus lessen the outrages of this
band of ruffisns and murderers." 70 all
OF which there be thousands of good
Americans who will respond, Amen and
Amen!
"THE boycott must gO' has been the
watchwOrd OF certain leaders of the
anti-labor host for many months. Judg-
ing from the notice served on those who
deal in ArmOur's goods the boycott "gO''
is like that of suffering auGtiOneer-
a long time going, going, before it is
done gone.
THOSE who grew nervous lest the SEN
atOrial contest should absorb public at
tention until the hand of government
should relax its hold on the helm of
state can now breathe freely. The con-
test is over. The dead are buried. the
wounded are borne to the rear, the SEN
ate chamber bears no traces of the dire
conflict therein waged. The relief OF
the distressed is at last undertaken, Gov.
Ross is on deck, and Texas is herself
again.
EMIGRATION or starvation is about the
only alternative which the English tory
conservative government offers poor
Ireland. The infamy of the offer will do
more to awaken feeling of justice in
England than any other thing could do.
By taking the high handed course of
rigid, inhuman, coercion policy Sails
bury has brought down upon his admin
istratiOn the universal execration of
right thinking men the whole world
over,
AT Vienna there is only commenda.
ton for the moderation and sobriety of
feeling with which France treats Ger
many's alarms and sensational rumOrb
concerning French frontier aggression.
BOulanger has not carried the French
minister or his chief of their feet by his
enthusiastic acceptance of the situation
and his determination to put the nation
on firm, warm footing. The republic
is making history during this crisis
which will hereafter appear to her
credit.
Now THAT Congressman Reagan has
been elected senator, those who are dis
appointed at the result are figuring out
the impOsSibility of the thing occurring
again had the battle to be fought over.
All this avails nothing. Reagan is 8ena-
tor, whether by good luck or good guild
ing, and is fixed for the next six years.
The friends of Maxey and Ireland are
naturally sore over the result and some
ebulitiOn OF feeling may be freely ex-
cused.
AFTER months Of delay there does
seem some prospect of relief being af-
fOrded the drOuth sufferers. The $780,
900 legislative appropriation has been
granted; commission, to enquire into
the condition of those for whom aid is
sought and devise the best means of ex-
tending it, is already on its errand of
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